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Curious George: Telling the Story of Male Childhood Abuse through Children’s Books
What is it about George that makes him so endearing? The illustrations almost always depict him smiling. When he isn’t, things are not right at all. Of course, he’s so cute and effervescent. So much so that we tend to overlook what is arguably hiding in plain sight. This is a children’s tale, but the message is, if not outright bleak, at least grim. It reveals a world that is hard and cold, wrapped in an outward veneer of warmth and care.
‘The Bad News Bears’ Turns 50: One of the Most Misinterpreted Scenes in Baseball Movie History
Watch it again. Two years ago he stepped away from the temptation of spending time with a child. Now he’s being forced to confirm his walk on this narrower path. His rejection of Amanda is an act of sacrifice on his part. He seeks to do good by her now, and he means it. He wants her to play baseball, to not grow up too fast, to take care of her arm, to steer her right this time. Maybe in the process he regains a measure of self-respect as a man.
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